Taiyo (satellite)
Taiyo (たいよう) is the name of a Japanese artificial satellite which was put into orbit.
The launch was a project of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of the University of Tokyo.
The satellite was sent into orbit on February 24, 1975.[1] It entered the atmosphere and burned up on 29 June 1980.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ JAXA, "Catalogue of ISAS Missions" Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-4-2.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Taiyo (SPRATS) mission profile Archived 2008-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
